Dish-washing machine.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

J. A. HAMELBAC'K. DISH WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 24,1906.

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DISH WASHING MACHINE.

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J. A. HAMELBAGK.

DISH WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1906.

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DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed September 24.1906. Serial No. 336,008-

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. HAMELBAOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Dish-l/Vashing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in dish-washing machines. Its object, among other things, is to provide for readily effecting such cleansing or washing operation; to accommodate the operative mechanism for successive use in connection with a number of dish-washers proper, thereby increasing the working capacity of the machine; to

.facilitate the placing and removing of the dishes before and after their cleansing; and to accomplish these ends in a simple, eco nomic and effective manner.

Said invention consists of certain structural features or instrumentalities substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and spe cifically pointed out by the claims;

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred disclosure of my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section thereof produced through the vertically adjustable standard, supporting the bracket or frame carrying the dish-washer operating means. Fig. 5 is a view of like character, taken through one of the dish holders and its receiving tank, including the clip-equipped hollow shaft coupled with the latter. Fig. 6 is also a sectional elevation, produced through the contrivance of crane-form for aiding placing and removing the dish-holder with the dishes, before and after the cleansing of the latter.

- In carrying out my invention, I suitably provide a table 1, which, together with a contrivance 2 of crane-like form later described in detail, is preferably secured upon a common base board 3.

Two tanks 4, 4, supplied with water, and having cock-equipped pipe-outlets 5, 5, are secured in suspended position in openings in the table 1, above a shallow receptacle 6 built into the supporting frame or legs of said table and for receiving the drippings and waste-water from the latter, the waste-water from said pipe-outlets, however, being discharged beyond said drip-receiving receptacle. These tanks are equipped interiorly with vertical ribs or deflectors 7 which serve to check the otherwise uncontrolled whirling of the water placed in said tanks, and throw it toward the center of said tanks, and thus utilize its action for more effectively cleansing the dishes than would otherwise be the case.

A cylindric open upper ended dish holding cage 8, having an imperforate bottom, and sides formed of spaced apart rods or stout wires secured at their respective ends to said bottom and" a top-ring, is adapted to be placed in either of the tanks 4, for receiving the dishes for cleansing. Said dish holding cage, is adapted to centrally receive through its bottom either of two pins or pivots 9, suitably secured to project upward from the bottoms of the tanks 4. The dish holding cage has spanning its upper open end and suitably fixed thereto a yoke 10 having projecting upward centrally therefrom a stud 11, preferably angular in outline, as is also especially that part of said yoke in vertical alinement with said stud for a purpose presently apparent.

A handledshaft 12 is suitably journaled in a carrying bracket 13, and has at one end a beveled pinion 14 geared to a corresponding pinion 15, whose tubular'shaft 16 is journaled in the same bracket. The tubular shaft 16 has its lower end bifurcated as at a with the terminals thus formed slightly spread apart in order to readily receive the upstanding stud 11 of the yoke 10 of the dish-holding cage 8 as also to embrace the alining angular surface of said yoke, and thus provide for coupling said shaft to the latter, for the actuation of the dish-holding cage therefrom. This arrangement also permits of the ready uncoupling of said shaft from said dish-holding cage as will be presently appreciated and for a purpose later noted. Said bracket is itself suitably fixed to an upright cylindric standard 17 whose lower end is let into a a socket 18 so as to turn therein, suitably secured. upon a fixture projecting from the under side of the drip-receiving receptacle 6, as the preferred way in this instance of assembling these parts. Said standard 17 also passes through a suitably fixed outstanding bar 18, having a hole in it for that purpose, and which bar has secured to its outstandin end preferably a plate 19 having interposed between it and said bar and inserted in a re cess in the latter, a bent metal piece or lining 20 for said recess. Through the plate 19 and lining 20 is passed a preferably hand-spike IOO equipped screw 21, working in a nut 22 arranged in said recess, the inner end. of said screw being adapted to project into the hole aforesaid and ei'l'ective to engage and retain said standard in elevated position when that may be required, as later observed.

The crane-like contrivance 2, before referred to, comprises a fixed base 23 and an. upper handled. member 24, one part thereof forming a beam equipped with pulleys 25 at or in its ends, and its vertical part being pivoted in a socket in the upper end of said base. Over the pulleys 25 and suitably coiled around a drum 26 hung in the handle of the member 24, is a cable 27, from the outer end of which is suitably suspended. a hook 28 for engaging with the yoke of the dish-holding cage when it may be desired to conveniently remove the latter with its contents. A pawl and ratchet 29, 30 are suitably provided for the retention against turning of the drum 26 as will be readily understood, said ratchet being fixed to the drumsha'tt and said pawl being hung upon. the handled member 24. A suitable drain-pipe 31 is supplied to the table 1 the same discharging into the shallow receptacle below.

It is noted that the dishes for cleansing having been suitably loaded into the cage 8 of each tank t previously removed from the latter to a convenient point for that purpose, and the requisite quantity of water having been supplied. to said tanks, the new dishiilled cages may be returned to said receptacles, by bringing into service the crane-like appliance 2 as will be readily appreciated. The handled shaft 12 is now actuated the coupling having been made between the shaft 16 and the cage 8, when the dish-washing or cleansing operation will be effected. The same having been accomplished, the operative means is disconnected from the cage containing the cleansed dishes and adjusted to the other cage and the same operation proceeded with. The crane-device is new again brought into requisition for etlecting the removal of the cage containing the cleansed dishes, and. for the refilling or replenishing of this cage, while the operation of cleansing place, which refilling and cleansing operation may be thus successively conducted.

l claim- 1. A device oi" the character described, combining a dish-holding cage having a yoke at its upper open end, and actuating means for said cage including a pivoted beam, intergeared. shafts carried by said beam one having means adapted to effect connection between it and said yoke and vertically adjust ing means for said pivoted beam to permit of uncoupling said yoke-mmnected shatt, said beam being adapted il OI lateral movementas in applying said actuating means to a second d ish-holding cage.

2. A device of the character described, combining a dish-holding cage l'iaving a yoke at its upper open end, actuating means for said cage embracing a pivoted beam, into"- geared shafts carried by said beam, one of said shafts being equipped for connection with said yoke, a socket receiving the pivoting standard oi said beam and a holding screw tor the retention of said pivoting stamiard at the requisite point of adjustment for the disengagement of said yoke-connecterl shaft.

3. A device of the character described, combining a dish-holding cage having a yoke at its upper open end, actuating means loisaid cage embracing a beam, intergearml sh afts carried by said beam, one oi said shal ts being equipped tor connection with said yoke, a pivoting standard for said beam, a socket receiving said standard, an outstanding arm adapted for the passage through it ol said. standard, and an adjusting screw operative in connection with said arm tor theretention of said standard at the requisite point of adjustment.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence ol two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB A. llAMELBl-MH.

l/Vitnesses:

J. W. Holman, L. C. RUssnLL. 

